What color is #617E51?

#617E51 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617E51?

The RGB value is 97, 126, 81: 97 red, 126 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617E51?

The complementary color is #6E517E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617E51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617E51 color

#617E51 rgb(97, 126, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #617E51 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49.4% green and 31.8% blue (97, 126, 81).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#617E51 color codes

HEX	`#617E51`
RGB	`rgb(97, 126, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 36%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, -19.33, 21.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 28.71, 132.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.875, 18.057, 10.537)`
Decimal	`6389329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617E51, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #617E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #617E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617e51; }
.text { color: #617e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 126 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617e51, #517e58); }

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Questions

What color is #617E51?: #617E51 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617E51?: The RGB value is 97, 126, 81: 97 red, 126 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617E51?: The complementary color is #6E517E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617E51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.